Portfolio module

PortfolioOS (for incubators, ESD programmes and funders)

Run a cohort or portfolio with live, consented evidence from every business - not chased spreadsheets.

PortfolioOS (for incubators, ESD programmes and funders) in use in a South African business
The pain

Programme reports require chasing every beneficiary; No verified evidence behind milestones.

The outcome

Permission-controlled cohort dashboards, milestones and evidence-backed impact reports.

What's included

  • Applications, screening and enrolment
  • Consent-based reporting grants (field- and purpose-specific, revocable)
  • Milestone and mentor action tracking
  • Cohort dashboards: submitted vs reconciled vs verified
  • Sponsor/ESD impact reports and B-BBEE evidence
  • Each business gets its own operating workspace (sponsored)
  • Graduation path: business keeps its data and can move to a direct plan
PortfolioOS · Cohort 2026SAMPLE DATA
Businesses48
Milestones evidenced78%
Jobs sustained1,214
Reports due3
Business (anonymised)SectorProv.Readiness
Company A-014FacilitiesGP
86
Company A-022LogisticsKZN
74
Company B-007FurnitureEC
61
Company B-031ChemicalsGP
92

Inner Expert AI in PortfolioOS (for incubators, ESD programmes and funders)

  • Summarise cohort progress
  • Flag businesses needing support

AI drafts and explains; people approve. Answers cite their sources and stay inside your tenant.

Exact scope

  • Programme workspace
  • Sponsored business workspaces per licence
  • Standard reports

Not included

  • Running the programme (mentoring, training delivery)
  • Access to a business's private records beyond its grant
  • Fund administration and accounting

Set-up lead time

  • standard: 24 hours (programme workspace)
  • cohort invitations: Business-by-business, each workspace live within 24h of its consent

What we need from you

  • Programme name, cohort size and dates
  • Reporting fields required by sponsor
  • Business invitation list
  • Programme administrator

Integrations

All operating modules (via grants)Existing programme systems (CSV/API)Microsoft 365

KPIs it moves

Businesses submitting monthly evidence (%)Milestones verified (%)Graduates converting to direct plans (%)Sponsor report preparation hours
Pricing

PortfolioOS (for incubators, ESD programmes and funders) pricing

All prices exclude VAT. Confirm Blue Oceans Approach VAT registration status before invoicing VAT (see Unlock Steps). Starter includes Platform + up to 25 sponsored businesses at R399.

starter
R12,000per month

Platform + up to 25 sponsored businesses at R399

Set-up: R25,000

growth
R25,000per month

Platform + reports + up to 100 businesses

Set-up: R35,000

scale
R50,000per month

Multi-cohort, sponsor reporting, API

Set-up: R75,000

enterprise
From R100,000per month

DFI/fund scale, premium SLA

Set-up: R150,000

Included in packages: Enterprise, Enterprise Group.

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